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Establishing black locust in grass from seed?

Justin Gerardot

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I bought 1 ounce of black locust seeds (maybe 150) and would like to start a few patches for coppice. Is there an easy way to do this in a meadow? I can give a few of them more attention/mulch, but would rather spend more time with my fruit and nut seedlings. I think I might try in one of my patches of sumac and/or autum olive thinking they might help a bit with the grass. Would you reccomend I start a nursery area? I would like to avoid this if possible, at least on a large scale.
I also have a few spots with mature deciduous trees. Maybe the transition between woods and meadow would be a good spot.

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Would "Ruth Stouting" be a viable strategy here? Just cut the grass when its tall and pile it thick where you want to plant your locusts to smother out the competition.

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I've been planting in a nursery like area then transfer tree saplings to their forever home.That way you know where they're at.You could also plant and put markers (3 foot sticks mulch)where you planted.In Sepp Holzers first book he talks about burying trees sideways.I tried this with a black locust it sprouted multiple shoots and became a small thicket.Perfect for coppicing.best of luck.

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Justin Gerardot

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Thanks for the suggestions. I love the planting sideways idea. I'll try some of that with plenty of mulch for the grass. I think I will try some direct seeding with markers as well.

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